Dr. Shalini Verma is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education, Dayalbagh Education Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra. She obtained B.Sc. degree in Computer Science in 2012, M.Sc. in Mathematics with specialization in applied mathematics in 2015, from Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University. Besides this she obtained B.Ed. degree in 2014, M.Ed. in 2017, and M.Phil in Education in 2018, and Ph.D. in Education in 2023 from Dayalbagh Educational Institute. During Ph.D. her area of research was implementation of Universal Design for Learning in online learning. She qualified JRF (Junior Research Fellow) & NET (National Eligibility Test) in education in 2017. She has been recipient of Director’s Medal of Dayalbagh Educational Institute in Scoring highest marks in M.Phil. (Education) in 2018 Examination. Her research interests include innovations in pedagogy and online teaching and learning, Inclusive Education.

Dr. Shalini Verma has participated in various seminars, conferences and workshops. She has a keen interest in the pedagogy of mathematics and has completed two dissertations one in Ethnomathematics at the post-graduation level and another in Brain-Based learning Strategies as part of her M.Phil. work. She has been interested in developing mathematics content while connecting it with different art forms. She has good knowledge in the field of innovative teaching methods as she has done work in the different pedagogical fields like Ethnomathematics, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (CPA) Approach, and Brain-Based Learning Strategies.

Area(s) of Research:

• Online Teaching & Learning, Inclusive Education, Universal Design for Learning, Pedagogy

Professional Societies Memberships:

• Lifetime member of the Indian Association of Teacher Educators (IATE) (Id-S-558).
• Lifetime member of All India Association of Educational Research (AIAER) (Id-4357).
• Lifetime member of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of India (AMTI).
• Lifetime member of the Global Educational Research Association (GERA) (Id-91000806).

INVITED LECTURES:

• Gave a lecture on the topic Universal Design for Learning: An Approach for all Learners in the 16^th TEACHERS COLLOQUIA: Sharing Best Practices in School Education, Organized by DEI Board Schools, at Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh Agra, on 28^th July 2021.

PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS PRESENTED AND WORKSHOP ATTENDED

• Published a paper entitled चारवर्षीयइंटीग्रेटेडशिक्षकशिक्षाकार्यक्रम(आई०टी०ई०पी०) केप्रतिशिक्षक-प्रशिक्षकोंकेअभिमतकाअध्‍ययनin भारतीयआधुनिकशिक्षा, Year 42 Issue 1, July 2022, ISSN 0972-5636,Publisher: National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) (Accepted, Publication is under process)
• Presented a paper entitled Learning Mathematics through Traditional Games in the International Webinar on Toys and Games to Play, Make and Learn organized by the National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi.
• Published a paper entitled An ethnomathematical exploration of Warli art and its integration with teaching mathematics, in Journal of Mathematics and Culture, ISSN 1558-5336, vol-16, issue-2, November 2022.
• Translated the VARK Questionnaire (Version 8.01) in the Hindi Language, which has been published on the official website of the VARK organization (https://vark-learn.com/vark-hindi/).
• Published a paper entitled Effect of Brain-Based Learning Strategies on Mathematics Anxiety of Upper Primary School Students, in the Dayalbagh Educational Institute-Faculty of Education Research Abstracts and Articles (DEI-FOERAA) A Research Journal in Education, in Annual Issue 2021.
• Presented a paper entitled Role of Universal Design for Learning in Making Open and Distance Learning Inclusive and Accessible at the International Conference on Distance Education and Educational Technology (ICE-CDOL 2020), organized by Centre for Distance and Open Learning (CDOL), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, on 10-11 December 2020. (Published in the book ISBN: 9788194314776).
• Presented a paper titled Improving Assessment System in Open and Distance Learning through Universal Design for Learning at National Seminar on Innovations in Open and Distance Learning for Quality Education-2020, organized by National Centre for Innovation in Distance Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi, on 14-15 October 2020. (Published in the book ISBN: 9789355680976)
• Presented a paper entitled Removing challenges of E-Pedagogy through Universal Design for Learning, in the Two Day International Online Seminar on E-Pedagogy for the Digital Age, organized by     Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Karapakkam, on 14-15 May 2020. (Published in an E-Monograph, ISBN: 9781716971143).
• Presented a paper titled Effect of Brain-Based Learning Strategies on Mathematics Achievement of Upper Primary School Students in the National Seminar on Innovations in Science and Mathematics Education, organized by Department of Education (CIE), University of Delhi, Under the Aegis of IASE Programme 2019-2020, on 15th February 2020. (Published in a book, ISBN: 9789389875485)

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• Presented a poster entitled Principles for Trauma-Informed Teaching and Learning in One Day International Workshop on Trauma-Informed Care: Implications for Educators and Helping Professionals, organized by Centre for KART, School of Education, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra, on 10th January 2020. (Published in Conference Proceedings).
• Published a paper entitled समावेशीशिक्षामेंअधिगमकेसार्वभोमिकअभिकल्पकीउपयोगिता, in the journal, भारतीयआधुनिकशिक्षा, Issue 2, October 2019, ISSN 0972-5636,Publisher: National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
• Presented a paper entitled Effect of Brain-Based Learning Strategies on Level of Mathematics Anxiety of Upper Primary School Students, at 3rd Two Day Multidisciplinary National Conference on Pre-Doctoral Research [MDNCPDR-2018], organized by Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh Agra, on 6-7 September 2018.
• Completed Dissertation on the topic Effect of Brain-Based Learning Strategies on Mathematics Achievement, Attitude towards Mathematics and Mathematics Anxiety of Secondary School Students, during M.Phil. (2017-2018).
• Completed Dissertation on the topic Learning Mathematical Concepts through Ethnomathematics Approach at upper Primary Level, during M.Ed. (2015-2017).
• She has also attended many more than 20 National and International Workshops.